Release mechanism for cold swap devices

Abstract

A drive carrier for a cold plug device of an information handling system includes a front portion to be placed in physical communication with the device. The front portion includes a handle and first and second latches. The handle is rotatable between a locked position and an unlocked position. The first latch is configured to slide between first and second positions, and the handle is held in the locked position when the first latch is in the first position. The second latch is configured to slide between a third position and a fourth position. A first end of the second latch is in physical communication with a portion of the first latch when the second latch is in the third position. The handle transitions from the locked position to the unlocked position when the first latch is in the second position and the second latch is in the fourth position.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A drive carrier for a device of an information handling system, the drive carrier comprising:
 a front portion to be placed in physical communication with the device, wherein the device is a cold plug device to be inserted within a server, the front portion including:
 a handle rotatable between a locked position and an unlocked position; 
 a first latch in physical communication with the handle, the first latch configured to slide between a first position and a second position, wherein the handle is held in the locked position when the first latch is in the first position; and 
 a second latch configured to slide between a third position and a fourth position, a first end of the second latch in physical communication with a portion of the first latch when the second latch is in the third position, wherein the handle transitions from the locked position to the unlocked position when both the first latch is in the second position and the second latch is in the fourth position. 
   
     
     
         2 . The drive carrier of  claim 1 , further comprising: a first spring to bias the second latch towards the third position. 
     
     
         3 . The drive carrier of  claim 2 , further comprising: a second spring to bias the first latch towards the first position. 
     
     
         4 . The drive carrier of  claim 1 , wherein the first latch includes a lock tab to secure the first latch in the first position. 
     
     
         5 . The drive carrier of  claim 4 , wherein the first latch transitions from the first position to the second position in response to the first forced exerted being greater than a second force of the second spring. 
     
     
         6 . The drive carrier of  claim 4 , further comprising: a retention mechanism permanently mounted within the drive carrier, the retention mechanism including a component to receive the lock tab when the first latch is in the first position. 
     
     
         7 . The drive carrier of  claim 6 , wherein the lock tab holds the first latch in the first position when the lock tab is located within the component of the retention mechanism. 
     
     
         8 . The drive carrier of  claim 1 , wherein the handle includes a label indicating that the device is the cold plug device. 
     
     
         9 . An information handling system comprising:
 a bay including a plurality of slots;   a device to be inserted within one of the slots of the bay, wherein the device is a cold plug device to be inserted within the information handling system; and   a device carrier to be in physical communication with the device, the device carrier including:
 a front portion to be placed in physical communication with a front portion of the device, the front portion including:
 a handle rotatable between a locked position and an unlocked position; 
 a first latch in physical communication with the handle, the first latch configured to slide between a first position and a second position, wherein the handle is held in the locked position when the first latch is in the first position; and 
 a second latch configured to slide between a third position and a fourth position, a first end of the second latch in physical communication with a portion of the first latch when the second latch is in the third position, wherein the handle transitions from the locked position to the unlocked position when both the first latch in the second position and the second latch is in the fourth position. 
 
   
     
     
         10 . The information handling system of  claim 9 , wherein the drive carrier further includes: a first spring to bias the second latch towards the third position. 
     
     
         11 . The information handling system of  claim 10 , wherein the drive carrier further includes: a second spring to bias the first latch towards the first position. 
     
     
         12 . The information handling system of  claim 9 , wherein the first latch includes a lock tab to secure the first latch in the first position. 
     
     
         13 . The information handling system of  claim 12 , wherein the first latch transitions from the first position to the second position in response to the first forced exerted being greater than a second force of the second spring. 
     
     
         14 . The information handling system of  claim 12 , wherein the drive carrier further includes: a retention mechanism permanently mounted within the drive carrier, the retention mechanism including a component to receive the lock tab when the first latch is in the first position. 
     
     
         15 . The information handling system of  claim 14 , wherein the lock tab holds the first latch in the first position when the lock tab is located within the component of the retention mechanism. 
     
     
         16 . The information handling system of  claim 9 , wherein the handle includes a label indicating that the device is the cold plug device. 
     
     
         17 . A drive carrier for a device of an information handling system, the drive carrier comprising:
 a front portion to be placed in physical communication with the device, wherein the device is a cold plug device to be inserted within a server, the front portion including:
 a handle rotatable between a locked position and an unlocked position; 
 a first latch in physical communication with the handle, the first latch configured to slide between a first position and a second position, wherein the handle is held in the locked position when the first latch is in the first position; 
 a first spring to bias the first latch towards the first position, wherein the first latch transitions from the first position to the second position in response to the first forced exerted being greater than a second force of the first spring; and 
 a second latch configured to slide between a third position and a fourth position, a first end of the second latch in physical communication with a portion of the first latch when the second latch is in the third position, wherein the handle transitions from the locked position to the unlocked position when both the first latch in the second position and the second latch is in the fourth position. 
   
     
     
         18 . The drive carrier of  claim 17 , further comprising: a second spring to bias the second latch towards the third position. 
     
     
         19 . The drive carrier of  claim 17 , wherein the first latch includes a lock tab to secure the first latch in the first position. 
     
     
         20 . The drive carrier of  claim 19 , further comprising: a retention mechanism permanently mounted within the drive carrier, the retention mechanism including a component to receive the lock tab when the first latch is in the first position.